Ways into the radio industry

What are your options when you leave school?

You might want to go straight into work after leaving school or you might want to go on to do further study.

If you already have an idea about what job you want to do in radio, have a look at our radio job roles and see whether you need to have any particular qualifications to do that role, and what are the best routes in.

Two main options you might want to consider after you leave school are:

Apprenticeships

With apprenticeships, you can earn and learn, working in the radio industry while you learn both on the job and at college, so as to give you really strong foundations on which to build your career.

Have a look at these apprenticeships - what you'll learn and the roles you could apply for - and have a think about whether you want to get stuck in straight away or whether university might be more up your street.

Degree courses

If you want to do a degree course, you need to know about the Creative Skillset Tick.

This is the quality mark that's awarded by industry to the degree courses that have the closest links with industry, that provide the highest level of industry-relevant education, and that offer the facilities that match what's being used in the industry.

Click here for the list of industry-approved radio courses so that you can see which one is right for you and Pick the Tick®: